THE

LAW MAGAZINE;

OR,

QUARTERLY REVIEW

OF

JURISPRUDENCE,

FOR JUNE, 1828; OCTOBER, 1828; AND JANUARY, 1829.

VOL. I..

SECOND EDITION.

LONDON:

SAUNDERS AND BENNING, LAW BOOKSELLERS, (SUCCESSORS TO J. BUTTERWORTH AND SON),

*43, FLEET Street.

7175

CONTENTS.

Page

ART. I-PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PLEADING.

1. Speech of H. Brougham, Esq., on the Present State

of the Law.

2. A Letter to the Right Hon. Robert Peel, on some of the

Legal Reforms proposed by Mr. Brougham. By C. E.

Dodd, Esq., Barrister at Law.

3. Suggestions on Practice, Pleading, and Evidence. By

Edward Lawes, Serjeant at Law.

4. The Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica; Ar-

ticle "Jurisprudence." By James Mill, Esq., Author of

the History of British India.

5. Westminster Review, No. VII. Art. 5. Law Abuses and

Pleading; No. XI. Art. 3. On Practice and Pleading.

ART. II. REFORMS IN CHANCERY.

1. A History of the Court of Chancery, with Practical

Remarks, &c. By Joseph Parkes, Solicitor, Birming-

ham.

2. An Inquiry into the Present State of the Civil Law of

England. By J. Millar, Esq.

3. Copy of the Report made to His Majesty by the Com-

missioners appointed to inquire into the Practice of

Chancery.

ART. III.-MERCANTILE LAW.-No. I.

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ART. IV.-ON CONVEYANCING.-No. I.

Critical Remarks on some Popular Writers.....

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ART. V.-AN INQUIRY INTO THE OPERATION OF THE LATE

BANKRUPT ACT, 6 G. IV. c. 16. WITH EXCLUSIVE RE-

FEERNCE TO REAL PROPERTY.

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ART VI.-ON THE DOCTRINE OF ESTOPPEL WITH REFER-

ence to the Transfer of CONTINGENT AND EXECU-

TORY INTERESTS

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ART. VII. ON THE MODES OF PROCEEDING AGAINST

TENANTS HOLDING OVER

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